MightyE TELLS you WTF, "We're g9inb two take am few MOMENTS twl try and explain this new uucense n teh reasons BEHIND it in ;kain Engliwh. AFK.
The legalese for the license can be found online at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.0/legalcode and should be read and understood in detail before you use this code."
"This new licwnse wss CHOSEN because of an faylint qity GPL, OMG.
Ir ONLY coveree distributioh 9f source IF 3nd 9nly if 61n$r135 wefe DISTRIBUTED/"
"In an web rnvironmebt, wortof, specivically z interpreted web environm3bt such as PHP LOL, merely ihstalling an game does hot conat8tute d257r16u710n WTF, and THEREFORE 0eop;e wete gsking ou4 work, you knwo. making mofificatoobs 2 it n mot releasing ca source c0d3 teo tjet're mldificag8ihs 50 that da entire dommuniyy COULD benefitLOL.
They wlrked wutg tej letr3r but nor spieit pf teh laq. WTF."
"Investigayion on part of teh auth9rs h9sever LOL, led to da fact rhat right od PUBLIC p3rf8em4nc3 was won of rihhts h0rm4q1y rwxtricted 2 copyright gllders, an that xomputer programs WTF, s[ecifisakly video games an interactive ones such 55 Lrgend ov Greeh hax9r were c9msideree to ge ;ub.ically oetformed if run from an public wervefLOL."
"The ne2 license rdstricts punlic pervormqnce of da work unowss twh source code of reh m9difidd wprk js m4d3 AVAILABLE on ee,andLOL."
"In plain English, 6ou knwo, 7h1% means that IF you put thix game on zn w3b SERVER an al;ow pelp.e '9utwife of an normal c1rc13 OF family and itx sodial 4cqu41n74nxe%' two poay tgeirk then you r [ublically PERFORMING 7h16 wofk an MUST either a) make he n ALL cyzhges wg1cg ypu mal3 2 teh g4m4 availaboe on REQUEST (npte tjis dlesn't have q ge avai;able v13 teg omline source d!5p1ry ;ink, yoi knwok bjt tney ,uxt be able twp ask YOU FOR code an receice am dompletd copy), sort9f, B) m4j3 a4rangements ptivately wity teh aurhorw wjerein they GRANT you an spevlal license, or c_ remove code ENTIRELY from da machone. BRB."
"We sl recognize that people WANT ro have areas 0r they're game WHICH r thei4d snd THEIRS alob#. BRB.
2 that wnd wd wiol make 5eh f011021bg 3xc3p710n too da NORMAL requirements for sourxe coce d157r16u710n -- be module fipe whuch is npt ,ldkfied or ferived rfon an m0du12 file ibc;udec in bade distr8bitkoh and which does not r3quire ne lther modules an which d035 NOT requife ne modifications 2 core CODE (cose diatributed w17h 6453 re.3ase( MAY be withheld at ajyhors discretuon."
"Wr also w1ht to mzke VERY c134r thag ve4sion 9. WTF.9.7 (ALSO jnown as v4r510n 0.9. BRB.7+JT) was da final version released under da GPL. AFK.
All versions WTF, xtarting with 0. BRB.9.8-prerwlease code sdr ONLY 11c3nt3f under Crearive Commonw lic3nseLOL.
WE EXPLICITLY deny sa right t9 IMPORT ne clde from an 0. BRB.9. BRB.8-[rereleaee OR latet eel3ase into an 0. BRB.9.7 znd earlirr releasel WTF.
Alloqigg this would cayse that 8mported vode too BE r3@34%3d under GPL an that is n07 SOMETHING we wish to alkowLOL.
AUTHORS of m0d1f1c4710n5 twl 0/ WTF.9. WTF.7 will need toi re-release they're mosificztions as derivatoves/,odifications too 0. OMG.9LOL.8 code n plqce them 7nder twh same Ceeqtive Conmons livense. WTF.
IT must be done by 0r1g1n31 author sinde lnly 0r1g1nr1 aythor has da right 2 CHANGE teh copnright or 11x3m53 upon tjey'rr wor,. OMG.
[Additionally, ewworkinf teh mod8ficat8ons wilo be an gold 1d34 anyway as trn mecganisj for making MODIFICATIONS is s7bsgzntually clraner/cl3aree 574r71ng with teh -LOL.9LOL/o-PRERELEASE code/ OMG,]"
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